bishop rape case: Rape accused Kerala bishop Franco Mulakkal's photo used in church calendar | Kochi News

Normally, only pictures of bishops of the archdiocese are printed on the calendar and March 25 is the birthday of the bishop. “It is highly improper and callous on part of the church as they should never have printed the image of a person undergoing investigation for a heinous crime like rape,” said a member of the laity from Thrissur.

There were several social media posts criticising metropolitan Mar Thazhath Andrews for allowing this to happen. “This could be seen only as an attempt to whitewash the crimes of bishop Franco Mulakkal,” said a Facebook post by Lukose Joseph. ..
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